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January 13, 2026
Resource Type: Risk eNews
What’s Good for the Goose Is Good for Risk Management
Last weekend, I was outside for a round of freezbee with my dog, Braxton. (Freezbee is our wintry version of catch-and-return frisbee that we play together, come sleet or snow or below zero temperatures.) On Sunday afternoon, we were interrupted...
Topics: General
January 6, 2026
Resource Type: Risk eNews
NRMC’s Most Popular Articles of 2025
The NRMC team always learns something when we look back at the articles that resonated most with our audience of nonprofit risk professionals each year. As we paused to look back this week, we learned that nonprofit risk leaders long...
Topics: Risk Basics
January 6, 2026
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Manage Post Holiday Burnout Risk With These Simple Steps
Last month our team received a handful of out of the office auto-replies referring to the recipient taking time off to refresh and recharge. In our experience, returning from time away can feel like a perfect storm with pressure to quickly...
Topics: Risk Basics
December 22, 2025
Resource Type: Risk eNews
The Royal Family Doesn’t Need Your Bank Account: Neither Does the USPTO
The ability to spot a scam delivered via email, text, or voice message is key to protecting the mission, reputation, and assets of a community serving nonprofit. And one of the most important assets of any organization is its name....
December 19, 2025
Resource Type: Risk eNews
To Be a Better Risk Leader, Fly Like a Hawk
On one of the warmer days last week (a balmy 45 degrees), I hiked the woods on my best friend’s property. I was joined by my trusty four-legged companion Braxton, but we both were a little surprised by our other...
Topics: Risk Basics
August 13, 2025
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Don’t Wait Till You Know Everything to Do Something
By Rachel Sams This year, the NRMC team has worked with brilliant nonprofit leaders and teams who feel knocked about by uncertainty. Some of these talented, thoughtful leaders worry that they don’t have enough information about how the upheaval in...
Topics: Risk Basics
July 31, 2025
Resource Type: Risk eNews
The Cybersecurity Skills Your Nonprofit Needs
Let’s face it: Few of us leap for joy when we see that one of our software programs has released a new update. That can mean 10 minutes or more of waiting to download it and often additional time to...
July 21, 2025
Resource Type: Risk eNews
3 Ways to Manage Facilities Risk
You might not think much about the level of risk your nonprofit’s facilities present, or the ways good facility management can help mitigate risk. But facilities can help or hinder your organization’s ability to deliver on its mission. Your facilities...
July 15, 2025
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Embrace the Complexity in Your Team
Risk leaders often tell my team they frequently face resistance and resentment when new risk policies, activities, or requirements are announced. Who wouldn’t be excited and energized by another rule to follow, exercise to complete, or hoop to jump through?...
Topics: General, Organizational Culture
July 2, 2025
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Navigating Disruptive Change with a Risk-Aware Mindset
Last week I traveled 2,864 miles to temporarily escape from disruptive change. In a couple of months my home will have two new occupants: my sweet mother and her affable dog Ringo. Preparing for my new roommates has been disruptive...
Topics: General